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Table 2 Primers used for qPCR and multiplex HRM-qPCR analysis

From: Identification and quantification of virulence factors of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli by high-resolution melting curve quantitative PCR

Target gene

Sequence (5′--3′) (name)

Size (bp)

TA(°C)a

Reference

K99 fimbriae (fan A)

CACTTGAGGGTATATGCGATCTT (K99 F)

92

62

This study

GACCTCAGTCACAGCAACTATAC (K99 R)

F41 fimbriae Sub-unit A

GACCTCAGTCACAGCAACTATAC (F41 F)

110

62

This study

CGACCCGCAACATCCTTATT (F41 R)

F18 fimbriae (Fed A)

GGAGGTTAAGGCGTCGAATAG (F18 F)

90

62

This study

CCACCTTTCAGTTGAGCAGTA (F18 R)

F6 fimbriae (Fas A)

GTTCCAGCCTCCAATGATACT (F6 F)

128

62

This study

GAAAGAGCTAATCCGCCATTTG (F6 R)

K88 fimbriae (fae G)

GCACATGCCTGGATGACTGGTG (K88 F)

439

63

[54, 55]

CGTCCGCAGAAGTAACCCCACCT (K88 R)

E. coli (Universal stress protein A)

CCGATACGCTGCCAATCAGT (UspA F)

884

66

[26, 54]

ACGCAGACCGTAGGCCAGAT (UspA R)

Heat-labile toxin

CCGTGCTGACTCTAGACCCCCA (LT F)

480

68

[54, 56]

CCTGCTAATCTGTAACCATCCTCTGC (LT R)

Heat-stable toxins a

ATGAAAAAGCTAATGTTGGC (STa F)

193

65

[28, 54]

TACAACAAAGTTCACAGCAG (STa R)

Heat-stable toxins b

TGCCTATGCATCTACACAAT (STb F)

113

60

[54, 57]

CTCCAGCAGTACCATCTCTA (STb R)

  1. aTA, primer annealing temperature